to be awarded a trophy

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• trophy — [trō′fē] n. pl. trophies [MFr trophée < L trophaeum, altered < tropaeum, sign of victory < Gr tropaion, a token of an enemy s defeat < tropaios, of a rout, turning < tropē, a turning, defeat < trepein: see TROPE] 1. a) in… …   English World dictionary

• trophy — ► NOUN (pl. trophies) 1) a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success. 2) a souvenir of an achievement, especially a head of an animal taken when hunting. ORIGIN French trophée, from Greek trop a rout …   English terms dictionary

• Trophy — A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit. They are most often awarded with sporting events. These range from youth sports through professional level athletics. Often, the reward of the… …   Wikipedia

• trophy — 1. noun a) tropæum He won the trophy in a running competition. b) An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special …   Wiktionary

• trophy — [16] A trophy is etymologically something awarded to commemorate the enemy’s ‘turning round’ and running away. The word comes via French trophée and Latin trophaeum from Greek trópaion ‘monument to the enemy’s defeat’. This was a noun use of the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• trophy — [16] A trophy is etymologically something awarded to commemorate the enemy’s ‘turning round’ and running away. The word comes via French trophée and Latin trophaeum from Greek trópaion ‘monument to the enemy’s defeat’. This was a noun use of the… …   Word origins

• trophy — noun (plural trophies) 1》 a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success.     ↘a souvenir of an achievement, especially a head of an animal taken when hunting. 2》 (in ancient Greece or Rome) the weapons of a defeated …   English new terms dictionary

• trophy — tro•phy [[t]ˈtroʊ fi[/t]] n. pl. phies 1) anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., esp. when preserved as a memento 2) anything won or awarded as a token or evidence of victory, valor, skill, etc.: athletic trophies[/ex] 3) a carving,… …   From formal English to slang

• trophy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize or memento of victory or success in a contest etc. 2 a memento or souvenir, e.g. a deer s antlers, taken in hunting. 3 Gk & Rom. Antiq. the weapons etc. of a defeated army set up… …   Useful english dictionary

• Mackay Trophy — The Mackay Trophy on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The Mackay Trophy was established on 27 January 1911 by Clarence Hungerford Mackay, who was then head of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company and the Commercial… …   Wikipedia

• Copa Libertadores (trophy) — Trofeo de la Copa Libertadores (Spanish) Troféu da Taça Libertadores (Portuguese) The current Copa Libertadores Trophy, awarded to the Copa Libertadores champ …   Wikipedia